I bought the OE-Fit sensor from Rock Auto for our 2013 Escape. The windshield wipers were acting erratic.. not moving sometimes and not always resetting to thier off-position (which made it hard to reset the wiper blade locations ) according to the window blade location marks (an important step for the Escape, see other KZfaq videos on this) after changing the battery. After changing this sensor assembly, both wipers worked and reset reliably to thier off-position location. Fingers crossed. Thank you for sharing your thought process and for showing the wiring diagram logic.

Thank you for your video. I truly believe everyone who changed their own battery pretty much has or had this problem. My wife called Ford to see how much to put in a new battery was they quoted $500+ dollars of course I said that was insane. So I as a mechanically inclined person did some research and did it myself at the cost of a new battery ($120) and did the battery change myself. Well everything worked perfectly for two weeks until one day my wife got caught in some rain and the wipers didn’t work. Well again she called Ford this time it was a quote of $1000+ dollars to repair the car again insanity. Again I did my research and did exactly the same steps that the mechanic in the video did and came to the conclusion that it was either dead motors or the BMS. Well it was the BMS. I feel the engineer who designed this car knew what he was doing when he designed this part of the car. He knew that any man with a set of tools and a little bit of knowledge of cars would loose his mind at Ford’s quote of a battery change and do it himself and then Ford kicks up the quote to get the wipers working again and doubles their money. I can bet Ford has made millions off this simple repair that should have never have happened in the first place if the car was designed by an engineer who would knowingly not let a problem like that even reach the assembly line. That is a terrible thing that Ford knowingly let that design flaw hit the market and people all over are paying hard earned cash on repairs that never should happen. BAD on Ford no wonder some people say Ford means Found-On-Road-Dead!!!! I am one pissed off Ford owner and this little hiccup Ford let slide out the factory door knowingly has a lifetime Ford owner thinking that his generational family of Ford ownership most likely ends with this poorly designed car!!!

Many Thanks! Muchas gracias!! Superb! Thanks for showing your process of step by step diagnosis and wiring diagram. The wipers on my 2017 Escape stopped working and I was lucky enough to click on your link. After running your tests I bought the OE cable from Fraud for too much money but they had it in stock. Fixed my problem. I am grateful to you.

This title should include 2013-2019 Ford escapes as they have the same wiper motors across the entire generation.

Thank you! Changing the battery is a challenge on the model. Windshield problems even worse. Thanks.

Great Job in solving the mystery, I had the same problem and thanks to this video I was able to fix it. Thanks a lot 👍🏻

Ive been digging for months trying to find something about this. Look like ive got some testing to do! We had this problem till we replaced the battery and now the problem had reappeared! Maybe this will be our mystery solution!

Great elimination video,thanks for showing entire process 👍

Thanks my friend I have already fix my trouble with the wipers After expense time and money Thanks so much

Super!!! Enjoyed your approach for systematic elimination.

Buen trabajo hermano

Very smart my friend

Muchas gracias!! Buen descarte de la falla 👍🏽

Fue una gran clase de electricidad automotriz mil gracias

is this the case if the back wiper work and the font one don’t i replaced the front motor nd it still not working

Thank you. I’m gonna do this. I’ve tried everything but the censor Thank you

U save me a lot of money thanks buddy

Gracias mucho senor

Great video!👍 I got that far I they still don't work . My battery is about 4 or 5 years old so I guess I'll try that next.

Very informative, thank you

You are a genius! Thanks.

You are Awesome thanx for sharing thumbs up 👍

Muchas Gracias

Thank you so much you are the best

Thanks, this is very helpful video.

will this work with a cmax

Thank for sharing meticulously troubleshot job. Do you know how to test the signals from the Battery Monitor Sensor and/or the Body Control Module other than trial & error a new part? Have the same issue but, in my case, changing the BMS did solve the dead front wiper motors (rear wiper & pump motors both work well) as per the schematic BMS has 3 signals, a ground internally linked to a negative connection via the battery terminal and the two signals, you pointed out,: white goes to the motors and paralleled to the BCM and red/violet to the BCM.

thanks a lot, had the same kind of probleme

I hope this works for my 2013. Gonna try this

Are you in or near Austin by chance? I have the same problem on my 2015 Escape and would love to hire you to fix it

Antonio thanks I had the same problem..

Cual es el nombre del sensor que va en el poste del negativo .? Y gracias por el video

Great video!

thank you soo much my friend you help me alot

FORD FUSION 2018 TIENE LA MISMA FALLA , SERA EL SENSOR DE BATERIA???

Great job.

very nice ❤

I have this friend his wipers don’t work on a 2012 ford focus. I replaced the wiper motors, the switch, I checked the fuses. But tomorrow morning I will check the sensor

Como puedo checar que aya continuidad del sensor del cable negativo a donde va???

cual debe ser el voltaje de la señal del de 4 pines porque ahi tengo 5v y en el de 3 pines 12v y ningun motor funciona

Hello sir, can you please with simple and short guide to disarm anti-theft alarm on ford escape 2015, its so irritating especially at night

Wat if it move while it up then once you put the wipers down the don’t move

Tienes canal en español Antonio?

Same thing for a ford focus.

Is there any way to test that sensor before going out and buying it?

Como se pide el sensor o cable

i’ll. this be the case with a cmax aswell

I'm so feed up with mu ford kuga paid 8k pounds 1 month ago now dame mother as these gone

2017 Escape is pure shit. I hate mine.

Was a new model trainer in the factory for a major car company, would not want you as my mechanic

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